improbate

English

Etymology

First attested in 1656; borrowed from Latin improbātus, perfect passive participle of improbō (“to disapprove”) (see -ate (verb-forming suffix)), from in- (“not”) + probō (“to approve”).

Verb

improbate (third-person singular simple present improbates, present participle improbating, simple past and past participle improbated)

1. (obsolete, transitive) To disallow, disqualify, or annul.

References

• “improbate”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.

Latin

Verb

improbāte

1. second-person plural present active imperative of improbō

Spanish

Verb

improbate

1. second-person singular voseo imperative of improbar combined with te